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Welcome to the Virginia War Memorial’s Virginia Heroes database. This online resource is a comprehensive list of Veterans both in Virginia and across the country who wish to be represented.

This list includes all of Virginia’s Heroes who made the supreme sacrifice from WWII, Korea, Vietnam and the Persian Gulf and whose names are etched in stone and glass on the walls of the Shrine of Memory. Their records are indicated by a gold star.

Staffers and volunteers at the War Memorial continue to research the names and personal histories of Virginia’s fallen. As we learn more about these brave men and women, we will continue to add information to this database so that their stories may never be forgotten.

To submit your personal service record information, or that of any other Virginia veteran, living or deceased, please use the Veteran Updates form and submit to the Memorial for inclusion.

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Carson Elmo Gray

Seaman, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Carroll County, VA
Casualty Date: August 19, 1944
Died In: North Atlantic
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Cary Louis Gray

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Roanoke City, VA
Casualty Date: July 17, 1944
Died In: France

Second Lieutenant Gray was assigned to the 513th Fighter Squadron, 406th Fighter Group that flew in support of the Normandy invasion during June 1944. Cary was a pilot flying a P-47 Thunderbolt with serial number 42-8544 that flew  out of Ashford, England, on a reconnaissance mission in near Lessay, France, …

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Charles W. Gray

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Madison County
Casualty Date: March 31, 1945
Died In: Europe
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Clarence Lee Gray

Steward's Mate, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Powhatan, VA
Casualty Date: November 16, 1944
Died In: near Philippine Islands
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George H. GRay

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Greensville County
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Harold William Gray

Ensign, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: July 23, 1942
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Harry F. Gray

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Loudon County, VA
Casualty Date: December 23, 1944
Died In: Bastogne, Belgium
Awards: Purple Heart
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Harry W. Gray

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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Herbert Otey Gray

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Bedford, VA
Casualty Date: June 15, 1944
Died In: about 100 miles North of Sadiya, Burma
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James Preston Gray

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Portsmouth, VA
Casualty Date: April 28, 1944
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John E. Gray

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Norfolk City
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Jonathan J. Gray

Captain, Army

Born: November 5, 1974
Hometown: Glens Falls, VA
Died In: N/A
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Achievement Medal, Valorous Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Award, Reserve Component Achievement, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal

Served in the Global War on Terrorism with the 276th Engineer Battalion. Received the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.

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Kenneth Franklin Gray

Marine Corps

Born: May 5, 1918
Hometown: Washington, D.C.
Awards: Navy/Marines Presidential Unit Citation, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal

Served in the Marine Corps in Guadalcanal and Okinawa.

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Paul S. Gray

Coast Guard

Hometown: Danville City, VA
Casualty Date: December 29, 1942
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Richard Tenney Gray

First Lieutenant, Air Force

Hometown: Alexandria
Casualty Date: June 5, 1973
Died In: Cambodia
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Robert O. Gray

Corporal, Army

Born: July 21, 1931
Hometown: Roanoke, VA
Died In: N/A
Awards: Army Seal, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Korean Service Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Occupation Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Presidential Unit Citation

Served in the Korean War. Was a Prisoner of War for 2 years, 10 months.

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Samuel Gray

Corporal, Marine Corps

Hometown: Henrico County
Casualty Date: December 11, 1967
Died In: South Vietnam
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Walter Stephen Gray

Lieutenant Colonel, Army

Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: May 23, 1944
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William Robert Gray

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Henrico County, VA
Casualty Date: April 6, 1943
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Douglas Taylor Gray, III

Captain, Army

Born: July 13, 1943
Hometown: King George
Casualty Date: December 9, 1969
Died In: Kontum Province, South Vietnam
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